Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Industrial developers ask council to ease setbacks and loading requirements after UDC shrank buildable footprints
Summary
Wilkerson Properties and other industrial developers asked the council to roll back aspects of the new Unified Development Code, saying larger rear setbacks and mandatory loading zones shrank the buildable area on existing industrial parcels in West Lubbock.
Developers and property owners with land in West Lubbock told the joint Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council that several new Unified Development Code requirements have substantially reduced their buildable footprints and complicated industrial development.
Gordon Wilkerson of Wilkerson Properties said the UDC "takes away our ability to develop 24% of what we could have developed previously," and asked the council to restore pre-UDC…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
